Where does “passerotto” come from?
passerotto (Italian) comes from Italian passero, from Latin passer, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
passerotto (Italian): A young sparrow
Ancestry of “passerotto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | passero | sparrow |
| 2 | Latin | passer | sparrow; turbot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |